---
title: CGImageMetadataType.alternateText
framework: imageio
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: imageio/cgimagemetadatatype/alternatetext
---

# CGImageMetadataType.alternateText

An alternate array, in which all elements are localized strings for the same value.

## Declaration

```swift
case alternateText
```

## Discussion

Discussion During serialization, this type becomes an alternate array of strings with xml:lang qualifiers in the XMP format.

## See Also

### Metadata Types

- [CGImageMetadataType.invalid](imageio/cgimagemetadatatype/invalid.md)
- [CGImageMetadataType.default](imageio/cgimagemetadatatype/default.md)
- [CGImageMetadataType.string](imageio/cgimagemetadatatype/string.md)
- [CGImageMetadataType.arrayUnordered](imageio/cgimagemetadatatype/arrayunordered.md)
- [CGImageMetadataType.arrayOrdered](imageio/cgimagemetadatatype/arrayordered.md)
- [CGImageMetadataType.alternateArray](imageio/cgimagemetadatatype/alternatearray.md)
- [CGImageMetadataType.structure](imageio/cgimagemetadatatype/structure.md)